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Devices don’t connect to the nearest satellite
I appologize if this has already been answered but I have spent a lot of time on the forums now and each topic just ends up being a rabbit hole. First, my setup. I am running a RBR50 with one ind...
"v2.5.1.8 works well for me and others. "
while dozens and dozens of others report otherwise. so is your statement saying it should work for ALL????
Alixer, you are most likely encountering a known race condition that cannot be corrected. The WiFi of the router is enabled before the satellites for clients, so clients bind to the router. The satellite WiFi signal is enabled probably after the clients have already bound to the routers WiFi. Devices like smart phones, tablets, and laptops expect to roam, so they will continue to look for a better signal and attach to the stronger signal when it sees one (for the same SSID). However, IoT devices (smart TVs, bluray players, smart plugs, thermostats, printers, etc) are not expected to move around, so they will not search for a better signal until they loose connection with the original WiFi signal they connect to.
You might have luck reducing the power of the 2.4GHz signal so that the signal is too weak for these devices to connect to the router signal, so then they may connect to the satellites 2.4GHz signal.